/r/privacy - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April

Found out Palantir has a file on me from the NH...

5367 Found out Palantir has a file on me from the NH...

Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of bann...

4015 Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of bann...

Asked to leave shop due to FaceWatch software

3661 Asked to leave shop due to FaceWatch software

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for...

3160 Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for...

23andMe's 15M-customer DNA database was sold fo...

2996 23andMe's 15M-customer DNA database was sold fo...

More mass surveillance from Federal Government....

2434 More mass surveillance from Federal Government....

EU age verification app already HACKED

2264 EU age verification app already HACKED

Maryland becomes first state to ban dynamic pri...

2254 Maryland becomes first state to ban dynamic pri...

Texts show Richmond officials planning to 'satu...

2016 Texts show Richmond officials planning to 'satu...

Greece to ban anonymity on social media

1932 Greece to ban anonymity on social media

2026, March

A Reddit user traced $2 billion in nonprofit gr...

7880 A Reddit user traced $2 billion in nonprofit gr...

Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Dat...

6410 Sweden’s Digital ID System Hacked, Public’s Dat...

CHAT CONTROL HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE EU PARLIA...

4814 CHAT CONTROL HAS BEEN REJECTED BY THE EU PARLIA...

The UK secretly ordered Apple to build a backdo...

4491 The UK secretly ordered Apple to build a backdo...

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B L...

4487 Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B L...

The IRS turned over confidential taxpayer info ...

3919 The IRS turned over confidential taxpayer info ...

Welp goodbye Bluesky

3841 Welp goodbye Bluesky

Hillary Clinton promoting age verification laws...

3007 Hillary Clinton promoting age verification laws...

PSA: you're probably opted in to Reddit's new o...

2515 PSA: you're probably opted in to Reddit's new o...

Resist ‘dangerous and socially unacceptable’ ag...

2509 Resist ‘dangerous and socially unacceptable’ ag...

2026, February

ICE Can Reportedly Access Flock Surveillance Ca...

13675 ICE Can Reportedly Access Flock Surveillance Ca...

Police shut down license plate reader cameras a...

7632 Police shut down license plate reader cameras a...

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS I...

7465 Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS I...

She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000...

5460 She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000...

Tech billionaires are publicly shielding their ...

4578 Tech billionaires are publicly shielding their ...

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout ha...

4379 Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout ha...

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New ...

4325 Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New ...

User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 r...

4111 User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 r...

Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification ...

4016 Discord Distances Itself From Age Verification ...

Rest in piss, Discord. It was good while it las...

3753 Rest in piss, Discord. It was good while it las...

2026, January

ICE Is Using a Terrifying Palantir App to Deter...

4980 ICE Is Using a Terrifying Palantir App to Deter...

Palantir/ICE connections draw fire as questions...

3179 Palantir/ICE connections draw fire as questions...

Fired today for refusing an MDM on my personal ...

2793 Fired today for refusing an MDM on my personal ...

Another Instagram breach– 17.5M accounts’ sensi...

2717 Another Instagram breach– 17.5M accounts’ sensi...

If you’re still using TikTok…

2451 If you’re still using TikTok…

California bans data broker reselling health da...

2367 California bans data broker reselling health da...

Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, E...

2256 Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, E...

"WaPo Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off ...

2179 "WaPo Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off ...

Signal massively downloaded amid rising tension...

1960 Signal massively downloaded amid rising tension...

New lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp chat...

1805 New lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp chat...